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They Call Us Monsters

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“A haunting and provocative doc”
The Hollywood Reporter

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"Restrained, sensitive and quietly heartbreaking”
The Playlist

“A powerful new documentary”
Mass Appeal


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Director: Ben Lear
Runtime: 82 mins​
Rating: NR
DVDCat#: PRDVD3702

UPC: 888608666923
Pre-book: 8/8/17
Street: 9/5/17
SRP: $24.95
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GENRES: Documentary, Crime, Violence, Poverty, Incarceration

SYNOPSIS:
Juan, Jarad and Antonio, all between 14 and 16, face decades in prison. To pass the time, they sign up for a screenwriting class and collaborate on a short film about their lives, including Juan’s unrequited love for his childhood friend, Abigail. Halfway through the class, Antonio returns to juvenile court and gets released with time served. Back home, he struggles to avoid the same patterns that first got him locked up. Meanwhile, the realities of Jarad and Juan’s crimes set in. One of Jarad’s victims is only 17 herself and will be confined to a wheelchair for life. Juan faces deportation once eventually released, separating him from his family, including his baby son.  

While the gravity of their crimes haunts every frame, these young men are still simply teenagers. Do they deserve a second chance? The question is a societal conundrum beyond legislation and data. To their advocates, they're kids.  To their critics, they’re monsters.
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